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N- PETERS, PKOTOJ-ITHOGRPHER. WASHINGTON. D C.

@einen gieten strnt @frn WILLIAM It. WILOOX, OF ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN,ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND WILLIAM W. WILOOX, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 66,925, dated July 16, 1867.

FRUIT-BOXES.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

' Beit known that I, WILLIAM R. WILCOX, of Saint Joseph, in tne countyof Berrien, and State ofrMiehigan, have invented a new and improvedFruit-Box; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to ya new' and useful improvement in that classof fruit-boxes which are constructed of thin strips or veneers of wood,the sides oi' the box being composed of a single strip.

The invention consists in a novel manner of inserting and securing thebottom of the box in the body thereof, and in an improved mode ofsecuring' the lapped end to 4one ofthe sides ofthe box,Y as hereinafterfully shown and described. In the accompanying sheet of drawings`Figures l and 2 are side views of my invention.

Figure 3, a vertical section of the same, taken in the line x x, fig. 1.

Figure 4, a horizontal section ofthe same, taken in the line g/ y, iig.1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A represents the body of the box, composed of four sides, and eut of asingle strip or veneer of wood, the bends or angles of which are readilyformed by cutting or groovin-g the strip or veneer as shown at a in fig.'4, the groove being in the inner sides ofthe angles or corners. Thestrip or veneer is of such a length as to admit of one end, B,overlapping one of the sides of the box, and this end B is cut orchamfered atits upper and lower edges to form a V, with a rectangulartermination, b, and this termination is also grooved a short distancefrom its end to admit of it being passed through'a, slot, c, cut throughthe sides of the box. The other en d of the strip or veneer is cut so asto have a tenon, d, to pass through a mortise in the sides of the boxnear the groove a, which admits of the end B being turned or bent overthe adjoining side. The bottom C ofthe box is formed of a thin woodenstrip, having tenons 'e on two opposite sides to fit into mortises madein the opposite sides of the body A, the bottom C being a short distanceabove the lower edge of the body A, so that it will not come in contactwith the surface on which the box stands, and be thereby protected frominjury. If necessary or desired the tenons e of the bottom C of the box,as ,Well as the tenon d, at the end of' one side of the termination b,may be secured by glue or any proper cement in their respectivemortises.

I do not claim constructing fruit-boxes of a single strip or veener ofwood, grooved as shown and described, to admit of the'strip or veneerbeing bent to form the sides of the box, for that has been previouslydone; but I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1.AThe securing and Asupporting the ends of the box by means of the bentend b, fitting into the slot c, and the tenon d itting into the slot inthe corner ofthe box, substantially as herein shown and described forthe purpose specified.

2. In combination with the above I claim the bottom O, substantially asherein shown and described.

WILLIAM R.'WILooX.

Witnesses:

Grenen T. FONDA, MXCHAEL VAN HOESEN.

